If the LP's won't get me, the cassette
tapes will. They might very well be the death of me.
Kulturföreningen Spartacus was an
association run by Kommunistiska partiet i Göteborg ('the communist
party of Gothenburg'), previously KPML(r) who ran the
Proletärkultur label originally. I suppose Kulturföreningen Spartacus as a label
was just Proletärkultur in disguise. What belonged to who and who
belonged to what political branch of the comminist tree is a mess, and quite frankly, I'm
to tired of it all to bother finding out the exact threads and links
and affiliations. In the end, it's all the same anyway.
VARIOUS ARTISTS – Rädda varven! En
temakväll i Göteborgs konserthus valborgsmässoafton 1978”
(Kulturföreningen Spartacus, 1978, MC)
Harald ”Bagarn” Andersson / Dan
Berglund / Warschawjanka / Spartacuskören / Spartacusrevyn / Takt &
Ton / Gamlestan-Lundens Sånggrupp
Swedish vocals, spoken word
International relevance: -
This was the first cassette-only
release on Kulturföreningen Spartacus. It was recorded at a charity
concert for the workers in the Gothenburg shipyards in 1978. Two of
the performing artists of the evening are known from the
Proletärkultur roster, Harald ”Bagarn” Andersson and Dan Berglund.
VARIOUS ARTISTS – KPMLr:s Valrevy
1979 Botten Upp! Revy Ex-Huset Heden 24/8-9/9 (no label, 1979)
KMPLr / CO Evers / Birthe Stridbeck /
Harald ”Bagarn” Andersson / Anders Lönnbro & Bodil
Mårtensson / Sven Wollter / Niklas Falk
Swedish vocals, spoken word
International relevance: -
Although no label is given on the
cassette card and the catalogue number differs slightly from their
other tapes, there's no reason to not assume this is just another
Spartacus release. ”Bagarn” Andersson is here again, as is actor
Sven Wollter.
WARSCHAWJANKA FRÅN GÖTEBORG– Solidaritetssånger
(Kulturföreningen Spartacus, 1979)
Swedish vocals
International relevance: -
The third tape in this lot is a single
artist release by vocal group Warschawjanka and so a bit different to
the various artists compilations above. I wouldn't say better because
it's still flag-and-fist waving galore with several typical communist
anthems. A bit more on the folky side similar to FNL-grupperna and Freedom Singers.
None of these tapes seem very easy to find,
but they're only interesting to the most seasoned Marxist listener
anyway. If you still want to get a taste of this stuff, just pick any
easy-to-find album in the ilk, they all sound the same and they're
all interchangable.
A third/fourth Spartacus release appeared in 1981, ”10 års kultur i partiets tjänst”.
ÄdSGbviou opu sudpoOOoonmsn posduu
(Sorry, that was my death rattles.)
Rädda varven full album
Botten upp! full album
Warschawjanka full album playlist
